A delegation led by Zhang Linghao, president of Nanjing University of the Arts, visited the City University of Macau (CityU) yesterday and received a warm reception from Rector Jun Liu. The guests toured around the campus environment and teaching facilities. The two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on cultivating cultural and artistic talents, exchanges, and postgraduate studies.

During the meeting, Rector Jun Liu introduced the development of City University of Macau (CityU) from its history, faculties and programs, student development, research achievements, and international cooperation and exchanges. President Zhang Linghao briefly introduced the current development of Nanjing University of the Arts in terms of its programs and arts talent cultivation. He gave an overview of the development of the folk music and dance majors, and emphasized the goal to strengthen technological innovation, AI interaction, and the integration of science and technology with arts, and strive to become a major platform for the advancement of arts disciplines.

Going forward, both sides hope to expand cooperation in academic conferences, academic and student exchanges, cultural exchanges, joint doctoral programs, and the “Ten Thousand Talents Program” for academic research and cultural communication, aiming to broaden collaboration and strengthen communication in potential projects.

Nanjing University of the Arts is the oldest and only independent institution of higher learning in China, founded over a century ago. It is jointly established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government. The university is the only higher education institution in the country that has the authority to award doctorate degrees in all five categories of art disciplines and is a home to various postdoctoral research stations. It has 14 colleges and schools, with a total of over 12,000 students.

Other delegates at the symposium included Jin Jie, head of the Department of Creativity and Practice of the Nanjing University of the Art. CityU members included Dai Dingcheng, professor of the Faculty of Innovative; and Daryl Yang, director of the Office of Global Affairs.